Published 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

The epidemic profiles of intensive care units in Hospital oncologico SOLCA, Quito

Description

The epidemic profiles of intensive care units are very few and they have not been published recently, punctual epidemic studies of morbidity, mortality and quality controls of intensive care exist, but we could not find the profiles of the oncological units. Since the establishment of the intensive care unit of Oncological Hospital Solca in Quito city. It was not possible to find any epidemiological profile of this unit because it is important to know their morbidity rates, mortality, the main complications and to relate these with the study of the index prognostic, to plan the annual operative programs and the innovations according to the specific necessities, justified by realities studied, to observe the organic shortcoming that in critical patients are present, for a planning adapted in the outlines with the rational use of medication, since the critical users have specific characteristics especially in the infectious processes, due to their immunosuppression condition and for the chemotherapy administration and the radiotherapy, oncological patient for their condition they are poly medicates and it requires the use of interventionist processes, that triggers major risks of complications and infection with opportunist germs. (The author)

Availability note (English)

Available from the library of the Ex Comision Ecuatoriana de Energia Atomica, Quito, Ecuador

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Spanish)
Perfil epidemiologico de la unidad de cuidados intensivos del hospital oncologico SOLCA nucleo de Quito

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Oncologia (Guayaquil)
Journal Volume
16
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 94-101
ISSN
1390-0110

Optional Information

Notes
14 refs., 9 figs., 4 tabs.
Collaborations
Solca collaboration